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California woman accused of spying for China will be jailed while awaiting trial

LOS ANGELES — A California woman accused of acting as a Chinese spy inside the U.S. will remain jailed pending her trial after a judge sided Wednesday with federal prosecutors who argued that she poses a flight risk.

Wanying Zhang, 34, who sometimes goes by Heather, will remain in pretrial detention following the ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. The FBI arrested her Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport before she could board a flight to China.

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